Toy



Sept. 15, 1931. p u -r 1,823,064

TOY

Filed March 17, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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. TOY

Filed March 1'7. .1930 2 Shets-Sneet 2 Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED stares EMrrro rennn'rrr, oaxnann,carirroanm TOY Application filed March 17, 2.93.0. Serial No. 436,488.

.3 an animated toy of the vehicle type whereby when said toy is drawn across the floor, a plurality of figures are caused to display various antics conducive to the amusement of children. 2

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy as described which is also instructive and which can be economically manufactured as many of the parts may be made in the form of sheet metal stainpings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through the invention with the animated figures removed;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on line 33 of Fig. 2; V

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation indicating the means for lighting the lamp at the top of the globe and a wiring diagram thereof; i

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the operating mechanism at the forward end of the toy with turntable removed;

Fig. 6 is an inverted View of the operating mechanism at the rearward end of the toy.

Similar reference characters are used throughout the several views to designate similar parts.

The invention consists of an inverted'body l composed of side members 2, end members 3 and top 4 all securely held together. A slot 7 is provided fora bell crank 8 which passes therethrough. Arcuately formed slot 6 is provided for passage of pins 9 therethrough. A circular aperture 5 is provided for reception of the turntable 10. Front wheels 11 are fixedly mounted on axle 12.

and rear wheels 13 are fixedly mounted on axle 14, axles 12 and 14 being rotatably mounted in bearings 15 attached to side members 2. i The rear animated group comprises two fowl 16 and'l'r', mounted on pins 9, and an axe 18 the handle 19 of which is a part of the bell crank 8; The forward animatedgroup comprises a stationary globe 20provided with an electric lamp 21 at the topthereof, and the three figures 22 representative of human beings, and an aeroplane 23 all coacting with aturntable 10. Chimes are disposed beneath the turntable and consist of a series of gongs 24 having different frequencies of vibration.

The operating device for the rear animated group consists of a pair-of arms 25 and 26 fixed to axle 15 andextending radially therefrom, the ends of the arms being bent in parallelism with the axle 15 and oppositely disposed relative to eachother. A bracket 27 has pivotally mounted thereon at 28 a cam plate29 which is provided with an internal cam surface 30 for operation of the transverse sides of cam plate 29 are adapted to engage the arms 25 and 26, and they revolve with the axle 14. A spring 32 retains the depending arm of hell crank 8' against the cam surface 30.

The operating. device for the forward animated group comprises abevel pinion 33 fired to axle 12 and meshing with bevel gear 34 which in turn is fixedto vertical shaft 35 rotatable in bearings integral with a bracket 36. A pinion 3 is fixed to the upper end of shaft 35 andmeshes with a gear 38 which is fixed to a hollow spind'le'39, the spindle'39 having mounted at its upper end the turn table 10. A vertical spindle 40 is rotatable in the hollow spindle 39 andmounted in the bracket 36 as indicated, the upper end thereof being provided with means for mounting the globe 2O thereon as indicated at 41. The turntable 10 is provided with aplurallty of pivots 42 rotatably mounted at points about the, center, the various animated objects 22 being fixedly mounted thereon, the lower ends of pivots 42 being provided Wltlfl' a spider member 43 having a plurality of arms 44 adapted to engage the projections 45 on the stationary ring 46. Thestationary ring the conductor 7 O.

with axles 12 and 1a.

46 is provided with a multiplicity of projections and is fixedly mounted relative to body 1, and so disposed as to engage arms -14- on spiders 4:3. The aeroplane 23 is fixedly attached to turn table 10 and revolves therewith about the globe 20.

The chimes24r are mounted on a ring 47 by means of shouldered bolts i8, and are concentrically disposed relative to gear 38. A series of tappers l9 are pivotally mounted at 50 and are retained against the gongs 24; by spring 51, the upper end 52 of the tapper lever being adapted for engagement with thetapper operating plate 53. The tappers are mounted in radially disposed yokes 5d inte gral with bracket 36. A cross member 55 acts as a support for bracket 36. The tanper operating plate 53 is of triangular form and is pivotally mounted at 56 on gear 38 and revolves therewith-and is so disposed that, when passing a tapper arm 52, the tapper arm is forced outwardly until the, vertex 57 is passed allowing spring 51 to cause the tapper 4.9 to strike its cooperating gong. A stop pin 58 is so positioned that when the vehicle is reversed, the tapper arm 52 first contacting with the higher vertex 57 will move the plate 53 about the pivot 56 until surface 59 contacts with pin 58.

The lamp lighting arrangement comprises the ordinary flashlight lamp 21. mounted at the top of the globe 20 and having a pair of conductors 60 and 61 extending downward through the globe 20, one of the conductors being connected tothe pivot 41,- forming thereby a connection through the metal parts of the forward operating device indicated at 62, a connection 63 being made therefrom to the battery 6 w rich is suitably retained by spring clips 65 and 66, the oi )posite pole of the battery being connected by a conductor 67 to a brush 68 attached to body 1 side memher 2. A wiper 69 is attached to and insulated from the turn table 10 and 1S connected to the opposlte lamp terminal by means of The operation of'the device is follows:

'As the vehicle is drawn over the floor the wheels 11 and 13 are revolved coincidently Arms .25 and 26 on rear axle 14 contact alternately with depending arms 74, alternately swinging thecam plate 29 in clockwise and contra-clockwise direction, the end'of lever 8 riding in the aperture against cam faces '30 being forced toward pivot 28, thus raising the axe 18 and again lowering it as the position indicated in Fi 6 is reached.

C! with, the pins 9 wlth ob ects 16 and 17 alternately advance and retreat from coincidence with the axe 18, the pins passing along the arcuate slot 6. Coincidently with these movements, pinion 33 meshing with gear 34 and drivlng pinion 37 through shaft 35,

' drives gear 38, and thereby revolves the turn Coincidently theretable 10. As the turn table 10 revolves, arms 4:4 contact with projections l5 causing the figures 22 to turn relative to the turn table 10. As the gear 38 revolves, the tapper operating plate 53 successively operates the various Mappers 49, ringingthe gongs :24 in succession.

It will be noted that changes in design, construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, and that such changes will not detract from the scopeor advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

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1. A vehicular toy comprising an inverted A body, axles rotatably mounted on said body,

fixedly mounted on said spindle and meshing with a spur gear mounted on a sleeve, the upper end of said sleeve having a revolving table mounted thereon, a fixed spindle passing through said sleeve, a globe mounted on said spindle, whereby said globe is caused to remain stationary when said table rotated. V V 2. A mechanical toy comprising awheeled body, a platform rotatably supported by said body, a supporting ring concentrically mounted beneath said platform, a plurality of bells equi-angularly mounted on said ring, spring actuated tappers for said bells, intermediately pivoted tapper arms extending vertically the ends thereof being adapted to cooperate with a centrally pivoted triangular plate mounted on agear fixed on'the' sleeve pivot of said platform, a stop on said gear adapted to prevent rotation and permit reversal of'said plate and a train of gears adapted to cooperate with one axle and said gear. v

3. A mechanicaltoycomprising a wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion fixed to one axle thereof, a cooperating bevel gear mounted on a vertical spindle, said spindle having a spur pinion mounted thereon and meshing with a spur gear fixed on a quill rotatablv mounted on a fixed spindle, a turn-table fixed to said quill, a globe fixed to the upper end ofsaid'spindle, a ring fixedly mountedbcneath said turn-table and concentric therewith, said ring having a multiplicity of perpendicular projections adapted to cooperate with star wheels fixed on vertical spind es 'rotatably mounted in said turn-table and substantially equi-angularly spaced, and manimounted at the upper end of said spindle and meshing with a spur gear mounted on a quill, a turn-table mounted on said quill, said quill being rotatable on a vertical spindle passing therethrough and fixedly mounted, a globe mounted at the top of said spindle, a plurality of equi-angularly spaced figures mounted on spindles rotatably mounted vertically through said turn-table, star wheels fixed to the lower end of said spindles, and fixed means disposed beneath said turn-table adapted to cause rotation of said star wheels when said turn-table is rotated.

5. A mechanical toy comprising a wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion mounted on one axle thereof and meshing with a bevel gear mounted on a vertical spindle having a spur pinion mounted at the upper end and meshing with a spur gear mounted on a sleeve rotatably mounted on a vertical spindle fixed in a supporting frame, said sleeve having fixed thereto a turn-table provided with a plurality of vertical spindles rotatably mounted and having afiixed at the lower ends, star wheels, a multiplicity of cooperating fixed projections adapted to rotate said star wheels when said turn-table is rotated, an aeroplane mounted on a spindle fixed to said turn-table and manikins mounted on the retatable spindles.

6. A mechanical toy comprising a wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion mounted on one axle thereof and meshing with a bevel gear mounted on a vertical spindle having a spur pinion mounted at the upper end meshing with a spur gear mounted on a quill, a vertical spindle fixedly mounted in a supporting frame and extending through said quill and having a globe mounted at the upper end, a turn-table fixed on said quill and rotatable therewith, a plurality of equi angularly spaced vertical spindles mounted in said turntable and passing therethrough, one of said spindles being fixed the other spindles being rotatably mounted having star wheels aifixed to the lower end, an aeroplane mounted on said fixed spindle, manikins mounted on said rotatable spindles and a fixed ring concentrically mounted beneath said turntable Y and provided with a multiplicity i vertical projections adapted to cooperate with said star wheels when said turn-table is rotated.

7. A mechanical toy comprisinga four wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion fixed to one axle thereof, a turn-table rotatably mounted in the top of the body of said vehicle on a sleeve rotatably mounted on a vertical spindle fixed in a supporting bracket mounted within said body, a gear on said sleeve, interposed gearing between said gear and pinion and cooperating therewith, a plurality of vertical spindles mounted in said turn-table, one of said spindles being fixed, the other spindles being rotatable and passing through said turn-table and having star wheels'fixed to the lower ends thereof, a fixed ring concentrically mounted beneath said turn-table and provided with a multiplicity of projections adapted to cooperate with said star wheels and figures mounted on all of'said spindles.

8. A mechanical toy comprising a tour wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion fixed to one axle thereof, a turn-table rotatably mounted inthe top of the body of said vehicle on-a sleeve rotatably mounted onv a verof cats on said supporting bracxet vertically lisposed and equi-angularly spaced, tappers pivotally mounted in said cars, a cam plate pivotally mounted on said gear adapted to cooperate with said tappers and'liniited as to angular movement relative to said gear, a plurality of bells fixedly mounted in registry with said tappers, and springs normally retaining said tappers in contact with said bells.

9. A mechanical top comprising a four wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion fixed to one axle thereof, a mating bevel gear fixed to the lower end of a vertical spindle having a spur pinion fixedly mounted at the upper end, said spur pinion mesning with a spur gear mounted on a sleeve, said sleeve being rotatably mounted on avertical spindle fixed in a supporting bracket, a globe mounted atthe top of said spindle, a disc mounted on said sleeve, a plurality of equi-angularly spaced vertical spindles, one of said spindles being fixedly mounted in said disc and having an aeroplane mounted thereon, the others of said spindles being rotatably mounted in said disc and having manikins mounted at the upper end, star wheels fixed to the lower. end beneath said disc, a con centric ring fixedly mounted beneath said disc and having a plurality of projections adapted to cooperate with said star wheels,

a second ring concentrically mounted be neath said disc and having a plurality of equi-angularly spaced bells mounted thereon, cars on said supporting bracket, tappers mounted insaid ears and springs for normally retaining said tappers in contact with said bells and a triangular pivoted cam on said gear limited as to angular movement and adapted to cooperate with said ta-ppers.

10. A mechanical toy comprising a four wheeled vehicle having a bevel pinion mount- 'pivotally' mounted ed on one axle thereof, a vertical spindle fixedly mounted in a supporting bracket and having a globe mounted at the top thereof, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said spindle, a spur gear fixed to said sleeve, interposed gearing cooperating between said bevel pinion and said spur gear, a disc fixed adjacent the upper end of said sleeve, a plurality of spindles rotatably mounted in said disc and having star Wheels aifixed' to the lower end beneath said disc cooperating with projections on a ring concentricallymounted beneath said disc, a bell mounting ring fix edly mounted beneath said disc and having a'series of bells mounted thereon, tappers resiliently retained against said bells and on said supporting bracket, a triangular plate pivotally mounted on said spur gear rim, a stop adapted to permit angular movement of said triangular plate and cooperating adjacent the vertices thereof, two sides of said plate being adapted to cooperate with said tappers.

11. A mechanical tov comprising a four wheeled vehicle, a vertical spindle fixedly mounted in a supporting bracket, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said spindle, a turntable fixed to the upper end of said spindle and rotatable therewith, a gear train cooperating between one of the axles of said vehicle and said sleeve, a fixed vertical spindle adjacent the periphery of said turn-table, a plurality of rotatable vertical spindles passing through said turn-table adjacent the periphery andhaving star wheels afiixed to the lower ends, a ring concentrically mounted beneath said turn-table and provided with a multiplicity of engaging members for said star wheels, a cam plate eccentrically mounted relative to said sleeve and adapted to cooperate with tapper arms, a plurality of spring operated tappers pivotally mounted in said supporting bracket, the tapper arms extending upwardly to cooperate with saidcam plate, a bell mounting ring concentric to and mounted beneath said turn-table, a series of bells mounted on said ring in radial registry with said tappers.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

- EMILIO PRUNETTI. 

